Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-04
COUNCIL BILL No As.

Corporations -Introduced by Richards.
BE IL Enacted by he Legislative As.
semty cf The Territory Of Montana:
SECTION !. When the inhabitants
OF any part Of county desire TO be or
ganized into a city or incorporated
town, they may apply by petition iD
writing, signed by not less than one
hundred qualified electors, residents Of
the territory and residing within the
limits OF the proposed incorporation,
to the board of county commissioners
OF the county 10 which the territory is
situated, which petition shall describe
the limits Of the proposed city or
town, and Of the several wards thereof,
which shall not exceed one square
mile for each five hundred In ha abitants
resident therein. The petitioners
shall aLnex TO the petition y map of
the proposed territory TO be incorpor.
ated. and state the name of the city or
town. The petition and map shall be
filed in the Office Of the county clerk of
the county, subject to the inspection Of
all persons interested therein. Upon
filing said petition, the county COM
missioners Of the county, at their reg.
ulsr or special meeting, shall appoint
some suitable person TO take census
Of the residents of the territory to be
incorporated. After taking the cen.
sus the person appointed to take the
same shall return the list to the board
OF county commissioners, and the
same shall be filed In the county
clerks office. No corporation shall be
formed unless the number of inhabi.
tsnts is three hundred OF upward.
SECTION 2. After filing said petition
and census, If there be the requisite
number ofinhabitants forthe formation
Of a corporation, a. required in the pre-
cediDg section, the county commission.
ers shall calbsn election Of all the quail.
fed electors, who shall be freenolders,
residing within the territory described
in the petition.
Said election TO be held at a conven.
lent place within the territory described
in the petition, to he designated by the
commissioners. Notice OF said elec.
tion shall be aiven by publication in
some newspaper published within the
limits Of the territory to be incorpor-
ated, or, IL none be published therein,
by posting notice at three public
places within said limits. The notice
shall be published thirty days prior to
the election, aud shall specify the time
and place where the same will be held,
and contain description Of the boun-
diaries Of the city or town. The board
Of commissioners shall appoint judges
and clerks Of election, who shall quail
ify ss required by law, aud after the
election they shall report the result to
the board Of county commissioners, to.
gelher with the ballots cast at said
election. The ballots used at said
election shall be For Incorporation"
or Against Incor porstion."
SECTION 8. The board OF county
commissioners shall canvass the elec-
tion returns aud ballots, and If ma.
jorlty of the ballots east at the election
shall be in favor Of incorporation, they
shall file in the office Of the county
clerk the lists of the election returns,
and give notice by publication Of the
result. Iu such notice they shall des-
ignste VIII. ther the grade Of the incor-
pors,ion is that Of city Of fret or
second class, or town. The notice
may be given by publication in q
newspaper published within the town,
or by posting the same in three public
places within the limits Of the corpor-
alton, and thereupon the incorpors-
ton Of the city or town shall be COM
pIete, and judicial notice thereof shall
be taken In all courts and also in all
public proceedings.
SECTION 4. When any incorpors.
tion OF city or town is completed, the
board OF county commissioners shall
give notice for thirty days in a news
paper published within the limits Of
the city or town, or, II none be pub
lished therein, by posting notice In six
public places within the limits Of the
corporation, OF the time and place or
places Of holding the first election for
officers OF the corporation. At such
election all electors, qualified by the
general election law Of the territory,
and who have resided within the
limits Of the city or town for three
months preceding the election, shall
be qualified electors, and shall choose
officers for the city or town, TO hold
office until the first annual election o
officers, as hereinafter prescribed. A
said election there shall be elected on,
mayor, one police magistrate, and tw,
aldermen from each ward into which
| the citv may ha dividad 10 tha inao.